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What is the Bill of Rights?
1-10 amendments
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What amendment gave women the right to vote?
19th amendment
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All bills that have to do with money or taxes have to start in which house?
House of Representatives
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How old must someone be to become President?
35 years
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A person who favors one side of a political issue is...
Partisan
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What rights are guaranteed by the 1st amendment?
RAPPS- Freedom of Religion, Assembly, Petition, Press, and Speech.
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In the United States government, the final authority is the...
Constitution
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What check does the senate have over a president?
They can override their vetos
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To become president, a candidate must receive a majority of the _________ votes
Electoral
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What 3 departments helped create the executive branch in 1789?
State, treasury, and war.
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What is important about the second amendment?
It protects us from our government.
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Which amendment doubled the number of voters in the United States?
19th amendment
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Two houses of congress are the...
Senate and House of Representatives
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The president is the leader of the _________ branch. What is his job?
Executive Branch. Carries out the nations laws.
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The amount of nation's government oves is called the...
national debt
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What must a police have to search your home?
A search warrant signed by a judge.
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What is the supreme law of the land?
The constitution
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How many senators do we have in the United States?
100 senators
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How long is the President's term of office?
4 years
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Who/What makes up the Judicial Branch? What is their job?
Lower federal courts + the Supreme Court. They determine if laws are constiutional
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Why is the bill of rights important to all citizens?
It protects their basic rights and liberties.
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The Articles of Confederation failed because the national government was w___.
Weak
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How many House of Representatives do we have in the United States?
435 House of Representatives
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What body of people elect the president?
Electoral College
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How did George Washington feel about political parties?
They disapproved and warned they would divide the nation.